Defence of Surrey M25 policing
M25 protesters acting as “dead weights” means they take longer to be arrested, according to Surrey’s Police and Crime Commissioner. Just Stop Oil activists brought parts of the M25 to a … Read More
Category: Environment
Ewell Village to get an uplift?
High Street improvements to come in Ewell to revitalise the town and create spaces that are safer and more attractive? Surrey County Council‘s Ewell project team has worked closely with … Read More
July find of rare May fly in Surrey
The River Thames Scheme (RTS) has discovered a nationally rare mayfly (Caenis beskidensis), which hadn’t been spotted in the UK for 49 years and has never been seen in the … Read More
Emissions a taxing issue for Council
Thursday 27th October’s meeting of Epsom and Ewell’s Licensing Committee was taxed by emission standards for the Town’s black cabs. Over the summer the Council had circulated a draft hackney … Read More
Surrey’s Safe Drive Stay Alive returns
To Dorking Halls next month, for its first live performances in three years. The live show has been performed in front of 190,000 young people between the ages of 16-19 … Read More
Re so la – “a very good place to start”?
Guildford’s MP has labelled a “blanket ban” on solar farms “unwise” and says she supports a bid by the University of Surrey for a site outside of the town. The … Read More
Can we be sustainable?
Sustainable Epsom and Ewell is an independent, apolitical and entirely volunteer led environmental group aiming to raise environmental ambitions in the Borough. Sustainable Epsom and Ewell was founded in late … Read More
£11.9m to help Surrey residents cut their energy bills
Grants of up to £25,000 are now available for eligible Surrey residents to help make their homes warmer and more energy efficient. People living in hard to heat homes and … Read More
“Frackin’-hell!” – in Surrey?
Epsom and Ewell has so far escaped the grant of licences for shale-gas exploration. Other Boroughs in Surrey are targeted. 25th September Business and Energy Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg announced: “In … Read More
Housing plan flying in the face of opposition
Wisley Airfield town plan: We report on a Surrey housing application that illuminates issues all local boroughs face today [Ed.] : To paraphrase from a popular TV show: “Wrong location, … Read More
More trees please for Surrey
Surrey County Council will receive £298,000 from the Defra Local Authority Treescapes Fund (LATF) to increase tree planting and keep on target with the planting of 1.2 million trees, one … Read More
County Town to charge congestion?
Not an Epsom and Ewell report but Guildford’s ambitions may signal a local future? [Ed.] Congestion charge could be coming to Guildford as the council looks at ways to reduce … Read More
Walk, cycle, scoot – don’t drive!
Surrey County Council will launch a new campaign on World Car Free Day, 22 September, to encourage residents to change the way they travel to stay healthy, save money and … Read More
If Crossrail 2 came to Epsom……
Plans were published by Transport for London and Network rail for a north south route running from Wimbledon to New Southgate in the north under the name of Crossrail 2. … Read More
Let’s go Electric Epsom and Ewell
Friday 9 September is World EV day, a global movement to celebrate switching to electric vehicles and driving change. In Surrey, almost half our emissions come from transport, and about half … Read More
Civilised protest to save civilisation?
Sunday 4th Sept, Epsom & Ewell’s climate action group put on a hard-hitting and thought-provoking street-theatre performance in Epsom centre. Right in the middle of town, on the big crossroads … Read More